Question

    Which of the following in not the eligible beneficiary under Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment Abhiyaan POSHAN 2.0:

    A Child from 0 to 6 years Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Pregnant women Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Adolescent girls from north east region Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Lactating women Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The goals of National Nutrition Mission (NNM) are to achieve improvement in nutritional status of children from 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers in a time bound manner during the next three years beginning 2017- 18. The Ministry of AYUSH shall extend technical support for scheme implementation. The scheme is open to all eligible beneficiaries and the only pre-condition is that the beneficiary has to be registered at the nearest Anganwadi centre with Aadhaar identification.

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